Finally dug into the Riesling pack from Tupetz’s BerserkerDay 15 offer and OMG this is perhaps my favorite Riesling ever - completely in my wheelhouse.
It has a bit of everything I look for in Riesling, but not too much of any one characteristic. Petrol and white flowers on the nose, hint of lychee and crushed rocks (great start), palate has the slightest oily weight and feel to it, white peach and pineapple on the palate, with a touch more petrol, perfect sweetness level and an herbal white fruit finish. Spot On. Already reached out to @LisaT to get more.
Interesting - one would assume this wine wouldn’t show as well as it did, therefore? Perhaps the ‘oily’ character on the wine was from the ripeness? Loved it, more than most Rieslings I’ve had as of late
It is from Franken an area that is not as well known for Riesling. They are more well known for Silvaner. I am guessing Riesling did better in a vintage like 2018 than a region that is typically hotter than Franken, like say the Pfalz.
I do like the Rieslings from Franken very much. Particularly from Paul Weltner.
I ordered the Riesling and Silvaner after your post.
Honestly it is really hard to find a bad wine from Germany. Yes some are better than others but the quality level is just so high across the full range of options.
